Russell v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Safety & Compensation Division

GOLDEN, Justice.

Several months after injuring his back at work, Appellant Bruce Russell (Russell) filed for workers’ compensation benefits for treatment of numbness in his extremities. A hearing examiner from the Office of Hearing Examiners (OAH) allowed his claim but ruled his health problems were not caused by a work-related injury and denied benefits. Russell petitioned for review of that decision, contending the hearing examiner did not have subject matter jurisdiction over a medically contested case, and the decision was not supported by substantial evidence.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Russell…